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Policy briefings & analysis
MJ Sterling writes about law, policy, technology, and ownership.
Examining how emerging technologies reshape institutions, markets, and creative rights, with particular attention to digital assets, financial infrastructure, and intellectual property.
Coming due
Federal deadlines that shape Wisconsin’s choices · counted from today
16daysNovember 30, 2026Comments due on Treasury’s procedures for reviewing state stablecoin certificationsRead the dispatch65daysJanuary 18, 2027The GENIUS Act and the OCC’s final rule take effectRead the dispatch430daysJanuary 18, 2028States’ initial certifications due under the GENIUS ActRead the dispatch
Recent work
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Dispatch
The OCC’s Stablecoin Rule Is Final. Wisconsin Has a 2028 Decision to Make.
The federal framework is taking shape, and Wisconsin has yet to decide whether to regulate stablecoin issuers itself. An initial state certification deadline arrives in January 2028.
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Dispatch
Europe’s New Deepfake Rule Owes You Nothing
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Dispatch
Wisconsin’s Commercial Code Is Missing Its Digital-Assets Chapter
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Briefing 003
Tennessee Protects Elvis, Wisconsin Abandons Les Paul: What the NO FAKES Act Freezes in Place
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Dispatch
The Vote Wisconsin Isn’t Watching
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Briefing 002
One Year Under the GENIUS Act: Wisconsin’s Opportunity
What I cover
About
MJ Sterling writes on law, policy, and technology, with attention to digital assets, financial infrastructure, and intellectual property. The work asks a single question in many forms: how do the people who make things keep ownership of what they make as the systems around them change?
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